Shadow Magic (2000)

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90	Washington Post Stephen Hunter Sumptuous, warm, continually amazing, it's a completely enjoyable couple of hours at the flickers.
88	New York Daily News Jack Mathews A movie-movie about the movies.
80	Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan It's a film about culture clash, the generation gap and the loss of tradition that inevitably accompanies the arrival of anything new.
75	Boston Globe Jay Carr Shadow Magic isn't interested in psychology or character study. It's a series of tableaux and on that level succeeds admirably.
75	Philadelphia Inquirer Desmond Ryan Transports us to a world that still had a capacity for awe, and that's the core of its charm.
70	The New York Times Dana Stevens Gentle and easy to take.
70	Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas Evokes the dawn of cinema in China with much charm, humor and subtlety.
63	USA Today Mike Clark The story doesn't exactly startle with surprises and has a tendency to hammer and rehammer its points.
50	Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert The movie is more concerned with the story line (premiere-fire-threat-rescue) than with painting the time and place.
50	San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann A pleasant but conventional film.